On 3 April 2020, the Singapore government announced an elevated set of safe distancing measures (the "Elevated Measures") which will take effect from 7 April 2020 to 4 May 2020.

Since we released the first article on the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 ("Control Order") on 10 April 2020 ("Original Article")

On 6 April 2020, the Singapore Government announced additional measures under the Solidarity Budget to provide further financial support to businesses, in particular with labour and rental costs.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (the "Act") was passed by Parliament on 7 April 2020.

On 20 April 2020, the Minister for Law notified the commencement of Parts 2 and 3 of the Act with effect from 20 April 2020[1] and that the prescribed period for the purposes of Parts 2 and 3 is 6 months commencing on 20 April 2020 and ending on 19 October 2020 in the first instance.

The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act (the Act) will have a considerable impact on the enforcement of certain contracts and commercial disputes in Singapore for the next 6 to 12 months.